Surviving Easter

I hope everyone was able

 to

 have a decent Easter 

despite

 it was socially distanced.

Ours was pretty quiet.

I have to say...

Lindt really let me down.

I LOOOOVE hollow easter bunnies.

The ears are always the first and best bite.

But this bunny was crumbly and hard.

He is still sitting on the counter in this condition.

His date was still good.

I know... 

First world problems in a pandemic world.....

Moving on!!

The weather has been Spring like every other day.

Timber was soaking up the rays the other day!

Grain has been moving....

Getting ready for seeding

One thing we are missing is the regular farm auction season.

They will all be online this time.

We were able to socially distance check out some equipment 

at

a local sale coming up.

It always impresses me with the ingenuity of farmers.

This old truck had some new age upgrades

Got to love this 'Captain's Seat'

I told the farmer the only thing

that

 I see missing is a seat belt!!

Lots of room for critters as I have 4 dogs!!

LOL

And look at this great use of a bolt for a thumb press!

Great use of local materials!

My latest project 

is 

Aztec Sky

by

Taralee Quiltery

Using Robert Kaufman hand painted batik

called

JEWEL

I have fussy cut this 

to

 place the gradation of color

I am doubling the size of this quilt. 

This one is going to be for my bed!

Hope everyone if still safe and healthy!

Here is a little giggle for you

Still makes me laugh!!

Christa 

Row by Row by Canadian Quilt Association

The Canadian Quilt Association 

is

 hosting a

Row by Row Quilt along

This is the start of my quilt! 

I am using a batik from Celestial Batik line

mixed

 with pieces from my stash

and 

my favorite backing as background!

Pretty sad that this is all it takes for one row!!

I always have a multitude of projects

 on the go

 in various stages of quilting

This one fits right in to my menagerie!

Row two was pretty cool!

I made it to look like it was twisting around the black!

Row three....

(insert unhappy face)

I was going to make the star tips black 

but 

changed my mind at the last minute.

Next time, stick to your original plan....

You can't even tell its a star....

Might have to do that row again...

Head over to their site to print off the free patterns.

They won't be there long!

On to row four!!

Christa 

Emmaline Wallet

I have never made a mask in my life....

But this last month I have made over 50 for a local Pharmacy

and

friends and family requests.

So imagine my surprise when I received this beautiful easter cake

and cookies

from

 Something Sweet by Fadiah 

in exchange for some masks!!!

Check out her FB site.

Truly works of art!!

(and taste as good as they look!!)

It was so nice to be appreciated for my efforts!

In between mask making, 

I wanted to make a wallet to match my new bag!

This bag and wallet are patterns by Emmaline Bags

(Another fabulous Canadian company)

It was very well written 

an easy project

That resulted in a super useful wallet!!

I used a product called Decofuse as my interfacing.

It was flexible, fusible and sturdy.

The hardware was purchased from Emmaline.

I plan to make this again!

Thank you, 

Emmaline for some great projects!

Quarintine time = Quilting time!

If you are looking for some interesting reading

 during

 this time of seclusion...

Click HERE

Paisley's Quiltshop

 in 

Ontario

 recently asked to add my blog to her list.

Madonna has a quilt shop 

and 

was originally from Bengough, Saskatchewan! 

She has compiled a nice list of Canadian bloggers! 

I need to do a virtual quilt show posting

 of

 all my quilting friends projects!

These peeps have been busy! 

Stay safe and healthy, everyone!

Christa

Calving Season or Quarantine

That is the question...

Life for us around here has not changed much

in this pandemic time

When calving season starts, we don' leave home much anyways!

We spend most of the time watching cows...

AND

QUILTING!!

This is my version of Border Creek Station's 2018

Stash Buster quilt

FINALLY getting bound!

Which is Lucy favorite thing to do!

Speaking of cats...

This picture was a class in Houston.

I wanted to do it so bad

 but

 the class filled in  blink of an eye!

I can't find the original maker's name.

Possibly Jane Haworth?

If any one knows, 

please inform me as I would love to give credit for the inspiration!

I have had this in my 'to do' list for some time

but 

HOW can I do it.... was my dilemma

I started by making a grey scale copy....

I knew I didn't have the color options to do this justice as in the original.

I wanted it to be around 16" x 20"

I cut out my black background 

and

began hacking up my 'fur' fabric.

I was ready to chuck it at this stage 

as

 I couldn't see the forest for the trees...

I walked away for a few days...

Then I started to pick away at it a little each day.

Before you know it,

I had crossed the bridge and was loving what I was seeing.

It was all in the eyes.

Sometime, I impress myself!

Stay healthy and safe!

Christa